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No. 362,306. %3 Patented May s, 1887.?

UNITED STATES' 'PATENT OFFICE.

Y HERMAN NEI'VIZEL AND VILLIAM F. NEITZEL, OF CONCORDIA, KANSAS.

LABEL-CABINET.

srncrrrcArroNforming par; of Leners Patent No. 362.306, dared May 3.wav.

Application filed December 14, 1886. Serial No. 221,500. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, HERMAN N EITZEL and WILLIAM F. NEITZEL, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Concordia, inthe county "i of Cloud andState of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinLabel- .Y Cabinets, of which the following is a specificaftion,reference being had therein `to the ac- 'Qconipanying drawings.

- Our invention relates to improvements in Ubel-cabinets; and itconsists of the peculiar mbinationof devices and novel construction(il/arrangement of the various parts for serve,substantially ashereinafter fully described, vndparticularly pointed out in the claims.

The primary object of our invention is to provideran improved cabinetfor the use of drugglsts and others, which shall compactly store a largenumber of labels and other like articles within convenient reach of thedrug gist, the different classes of labels being stored 1n separatecompartments and held in the .front part of the cabinet, so that any oneof the different kinds can be readily and easily secured by theattendant.

A further object of our invention is to provide the cabinet withimproved trays or drawers .for storing the labels, which can be easilyoperated or removed in order to renew the supply of labels of one classwhen exhausted without .disturbing the trays of labels of another class.

.A further object of our invention is to prov1de the trays or drawerswith mechanism for normally pressing the contents thereof toward thefront part of the cabinet, and thus maintaln them within convenientreach and, further, to provide the cabinet with means for preventing theaccidental displacement of any one of the drawers or-trays thereof, allas more fully described hereinafter; and, linally, the object of ourinvention is to provide the cablnet with means for effectuallypreventing the dlsplacement of the labels in the drawers or trays whenone or more of the labels are withdrawn.

In'the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a label-cabinet embodyingourinvention, Figure l is a perspective view showing the device open foruse.' Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view thereof on the linea: .cof Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken atright anglesto Fig. 2 on the line y y/ thereof. Fig. 4 is a detached perspectiveview of one of the trays or drawers.

Referring to the drawings, Vin which like letters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the figures, A designates the inclosing caseor shell of our improved label-cabinet, which comprises a bottom orbase, a, the vertical side walls, a', which are preferably arrangedparallel with each other, a back or rearwall, a, whiclris detachablyconnected to the rear edges of the vertical side walls, and a cap orcover, a3, the base, the side walls, and the cap being rigidly andfirmly united or secured together in any suitable manner. The rear orback wall is connected to the said side walls bymeans of hooks andeyes,as shown, so that it can be readily removed to permit free ingressto the chamber of the cabinet for the purpose of removing or filling thetrays or drawers thereof, as will be more fully presently described,although we do not confine ourselves to any specific means fordetachably connecting the rear wall to the side walls, as we are awarethat many different forms of locking devices can be employed to attainthis end.

The inner opposing faces of the side walls of 8o the cabinet areprovided, near their lower edges, with horizontal grooves or channels b,in which are free to ride or' move the guide and pivot pins b of aslidingv cover, B, which is adapted to close the front of the cabinet,and thereby conceal the contents thereof from view. Thiscovcr is capableof a vertical swinging movement, in which case the pins b serve aspivots on which the inner end of the cover moves, and it is also capableof a sliding move- 9o 4ment beneath the drawers ortrays therein, the

pins b in this movement of the cover riding in the horizontal grooves bin the opposing faces of the parallel side walls of the case or shell A.When the cover is turned to a vertical position, or substantially so,the trays or drawers ,and the contents of the cabinet are effectuallyconcealed from view, so that dust, &c., is excluded therefrom, and whenthe cover is turned to a horizontal position free access to the trayscan be had to remove the contents of the same with facility. The covercan be opened only part way tov secure the contents of one of the trays,andthen be closed immediately, or it can be turned to ahorizontal pom5sition and pushed beneath the trays either par- IOO tially or wholly. Ifthe cover is forced beneath the trays only part way, so that one endthereof is projected beyond the cabinet, as shown in Fig. 1, it providesa convenient rest or support on which an article-such as a bottle orpackage-can be placed while affixing the label thereto, as is obvious.

C designates the vertical fixed partitions, which are inclosed withinthe case or shell or cabinet and are rigidly fixed or secured-in placetherein by any preferable means. These partitions are arrangedeqnidistant from each other, and they are each provided with a series ofhorizontal grooves or channels, c, that are likewise arrangedequidistant, for a purpose presently described.

The cabinet is provided with a false bottom,

D, which is arranged a short distance above' the base and is rigidlyaffixed or secured to the side walls of the case or shell. A horizontalnarrow partition', E, is arranged a short distance above the falsebottom ofthe cabinet, and on this narrow partition rests the lowerterminal ends of the vertical fixed partitions C. Short verticalpartitions E are arranged between the horizontal false bottom and thenarrow partition to divide the space between the said bottom andpartition into two or more compartments, as shown.

F designates the trays or drawers for the reception of the labels orother matter which is to be stored in the cabinet. There is a series ofthese trays or drawers provided for the space between two of theadjoining vertical partitions. Each tray or drawer is provided at itsside edges with projecting flanges or ledges f, which take and slide inthe grooves or channels formed in the opposing faces of the verticalpartitions C, and the trays are thereby supported in their properpositions, the trays being arranged eqnidistant f'rom each other and outof contact, so that a space is left between the tray and others adjoining the saine, and thereby adapt labels of different sizes to bereadily placed in the tray.

A series of three or more trays or drawers is preferably placed betweentwo adjoining partitions C and above the narrow horizontal partition E,and one ofthe said trays or drawers is placed in each compartment formedbetween the narrow horizontal partition and the false bottoni, althoughwe do not wish to limit ourselves to any particular arrangement or disposition of the trays or drawers in the cabinet, as we are aware th atmany changes therein can be made without departing from the spirit ofour invention. The lowermost tray or drawer slides in grooves orchannels formed in the lower ends of the short vertical partitions E',and is guided thereby in its sliding movements.

The front and rear ends of the trays or drawers are closed by shortvertical walls g, and the rear wall is provided with a central openingor hole, y', through which passes a guiderod, Gr. The front end of thisguide-rod is connected or secured to a vertical follower or plate, G',which operates or works in the space lward movement of the trays ordrawers is preinclosed by the four walls of the tray, and between thefollower and the rear wall of the tra-y is placed a pressnrespring, G2,which is preferably of the coiled class and is tted around the guide-rodG. This spring serves to normally press or force the plunger-rod and thefollower connected thereto toward the front of the drawer or tray, andbetween the front vertical wall of the tray and the follower or plate isplaced the labels or other like substances, and these labels are pressedtogether and between the front wall of the tray aud the follower by thespring, so that they are securely held in place and are therebyprevented from displacement.

Hdesignates aseries of horizontalstop strips or plates which arearranged one above the other at the front of the cabinet. These stripsor plates are rigidly affixed or secured to the front edges of thevertical fixed partitions C, and they are arranged one in rear of theother from the lower end of the cabinet toward the upper end thereof,the strips being fitted in offsets h, which are formed or cut in thefront S edges ofthe fixed vertical partitions, as sh ow n One of thesestop-strips is provided lfor earl series of trays or drawers thatareanqpge transversely across the cabinet, so that the forvented beyonda certain point. These stopstrips or plates are arranged cquidistantfrom and ont of contact with each other, to lcave an intermediate spacethrough which the labels in the trays or drawers can be observed, andeach strip is provided at its lower edge withahorizontally-inclinedflange or ledge, vIl', which projects beyond the vertical plane of thelabels in the trays or drawers beneath the same, and thereby protectsthe upper edges of the labels from injury by the hand of the operatorinremoving the labels from the trays or drawers above the ledges orfianges. Each ledge or flange is provided with a notch or ent-outportion, hf, in its edge, this notch being formed immediately in frontof or about the middle of the drawer or tray, so that the fingers can bereadily inserted therein to remove one of the labels in thetray beneaththe notch in thelcdge or flange, as is obvious.

The middle vertical partitions, C, are pro vided with verf-icallocking-strips l, which are detachably connected to the rear edges ofthe saine. These locking strips are of greater width than the partitionsC, and the edges thereof impinge against the rear ends of two adjoiningseries of trays or drawers to prevent the latter fromslidingrearwardly,and thereby becoming displaced in the cabinet. These125 locking-strips are provided with two or more longitudinal slots, i,through which are passed headed screws or pins t, to detachabl y securethe said strips to the partitions.

The operation of ou'r invention will be readily understood. When it isdesired to fillone or more of the trays or drawers, the rear wall of'the cabinet is removed by first disengaging the locking devices,thelockingstrips are like- IIOv IIS

wise removed, and then the particular tray or drawer, or'all the traysor drawers, as may be necessary or desirable. The labels are arranged indue regularity in the tray between the front wall thereof and thespring-pressed follower, andthe tray or trays are then replaced in thegrooves or channels in the fixed verticalpartitions. Thelockingstriporstrips I are now replaced toV preventretrograde movements of thetrays, and the rear wall is again adjusted in place to exclude dust,Snc., from entering the cabinet at the rear. When it is desired to usethe cabinet, the cover'is turned from a vertical position to ahorizontal one, and it is then pushed beneath the false bottom of thecabinet, the Vfront end of the said cover being extended -or projectedbeyond the cabinet to provide a rest or support for articles whileaffixing the labels thereto. The fingers are inserted in the 'notchesofthe horizontally-inclined flanges or ledges to grasp the labels andwithdraw the same from the tray or drawer, and as the fiange over-hangsthe body of the labels those in rear of the first label are preventedfrom being pulled out of the tray with the label that is being withdrawnby the flange, and the spring forces the follower and the labels infrontof the same toward the horizontal stop strip or plate, so that thelabels nare always maintained at the front of thelcabinet withinconvenient reach of the operator.

Our invention is simple and strong in construction, cheap and easy ofmanufacture, andA reliable in service. The labels can be readily placedin the drawers or trays iii large quantities, so that they will notrequire relling often, and they can be easily removed, all of thedifferent kinds of labels being within convenient reach of the hand andbeing exposed to view, so that any one of the different classes can beselected with facility.

Ve do not desire to confine ourselves to the exact construction and formand proportion of parts herein shown and described as an embodiment ofour invention, as we are aware that changes therein can be made withoutdeparting from'the principleor sacrificing the advantages of ourinvention.

Having thus fully described-our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a label-cabinet, the iixed walls or. partitions, a series of twoor more trays or drawers supported thereby and adapted to slide therein,and the spring-actuated followers-operating in the said trays ordrawers, substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a label-cabinet, the series of two or morefixed verticalpartitions having the aligned grooves or channels formed in theiropposing faces, and a series of trays or drawers, each having theprojecting flanges or or channels, and thereby support the drawers in`place, and stop-strips located in front of vstrips arranged transverselyacross the partitions and thetrays, and mechanism for normally forcingthe contents of the said trays forward toward the said strips, thestrips being arranged a short distance from each other to leave anintervening opening or space through which the contents of the drawerscan be observed, substantially as described.

4. In a label-cabinet, the combination of the vertical partitions, aseries of trays or draw` ers supported thereby, and the fixed stop.-strips arranged a short distance apart and in front of the trays ordrawers, each strip having a horizontal flange or ledgeprojectingoutwardly therefrom, substantially as described, for thepurpose set forth.

' 5. In a labelcabinet, the combination ofthe fixed vertical partitions,a series of trays or drawers supported thereby and having thespring-pressed followersA operating therein, the fixed transverse stripsarranged a short /distancefrom each other to leave intervening openingsand each provided with a notched ange or ledge, substantially asdescribed, for the purpose set forth. l

6. In'a labelcabinet, the combination of the fixed vertical partitions,the trays or drawers supported thereby and each having thespringpressedfollowers, and the locking-strips connected to the verticalpartitions, the edges of the said strips impinging against the rear endsof two adjacent series of drawers or trays, substantially as described,4for the purpose set forth.

7. In a label-cabinet, the combination of the fixed vertical partitions,the trays or drawers Supported thereby and having the springpressedfollowers, the slotted locking-strips bearing against the rear ends oftwo adjoining trays, and means for detachably connecting thelocking-strips to the partitions, substantially as described.

8. A label-cabinet comprising the inclosingcase having the horizontalgrooves or channels IOO IIO

formed in the opposing faces of the side walls rec

